Roberto Abraham Scaruffi

Golden Rule Why Beijing Is Buying By Alan Greenspan In today's world of fiat currencies and floating exchange rates, a return to the gold standard seems to be nowhere on anybody’s horizon. Yet gold still has special properties that no other currency can claim -- which is why China is boosting its holdings.

Homeward Bound? Don't Hype the Threat of Returning Jihadists By Daniel Byman and Jeremy Shapiro ISIS' army has attracted a stream of Western volunteers, but there is no reason to panic about their return home. Some may come back as terrorists, but the danger has been exaggerated, and the United States and the EU know how to handle such problems.

Don't Be a Hero The Right and Wrong Lessons of the Camp David Accords By Jordan Chandler Hirsch The Egyptian-Israeli peace deal is the one aspect of the Middle Eastern order that has not fallen apart in recent years. But a new book misinterprets Washington's contribution to the agreement. Far from breaking the shackles of religion, history, and geopolitics that had...

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Turkey's Syria Spillover Problem Why the War Across the Border Will Shake Up Domestic Politics By Michael J. Koplow The official view from Ankara might be sunny -- yet the clouds massing on the country’s border presage a domestic hurricane.

They're Coming Measuring the Threat from Returning Jihadists By Jytte Klausen Not all Westerners return home from jihad abroad to take part in a violent attack. But many do, and they tend to become involved with extremely dangerous plans.

Undermined The Case Against International Arbitration Tribunals By Lauren Carasik Companies are increasingly using international arbitration tribunals for disputes involving extractive industries in the developing world. By circumventing the state’s domestic laws, this system of dispute resolution grants policymaking control to foreign tribunals,...

A Revolution in Green The Rise of Venezuela's Military By Peter Wilson Venezuela's top military officers, longtime allies of Hugo Chávez, have consolidated their power under his embattled successor, Nicolás Maduro, and deepened the cracks in the regime.

Australia's Stateswoman A Conversation With Julia Gillard By Julia Gillard The former prime minister of Australia talks to Foreign Affairs about sexism, education, and her country's global role.

Azerbaijan Doesn't Want To Be Western The Rhetoric and Reality of Baku's Grand Strategy By Thomas de Waal Azerbaijan claims to be interested in the Western liberal order. In reality, the country’s elites want to increase their wealth without threatening Azerbaijan’s oligarchic political system.